2024
Subclinical Atherosclerosis to Guide Treatment in Dyslipidemia and Diabetes Mellitus
Mszar R, Katz M, Grandhi G, Osei A, Gallo A, Blaha M. Subclinical Atherosclerosis to Guide Treatment in Dyslipidemia and Diabetes Mellitus. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2024, 26: 217-230. PMID: 38662272, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-024-01202-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calciumType 2 diabetes mellitusAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseDiabetes mellitusCardiovascular riskAtherosclerotic burdenIncreased CACComputed tomography coronary angiographyRisk of cardiovascular eventsIncreased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolRisk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseMarkers of dyslipidemiaThoracic aorta calcificationCoronary Artery Calcium TestingStratify cardiovascular riskPrimary prevention settingSubclinical atherosclerotic burdenAorta calcificationCardiovascular disease preventionAssessment of subclinical atherosclerosisPrimary hypercholesterolemiaStatin therapyCoronary angiographyArtery calcium
2022
Updates on the Use of Subclinical Atherosclerosis to Predict Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Gallo A, Mszar R, Miname M. Updates on the Use of Subclinical Atherosclerosis to Predict Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2022, 24: 407-418. PMID: 35386094, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-022-01017-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputed tomography coronary angiographyRisk of cardiovascular eventsHeterozygous familial hypercholesterolemiaCoronary artery calciumHeFH subjectsRisk stratificationTherapeutic managementFamilial hypercholesterolemiaCardiovascular eventsCoronary artery calcium scoreLong-term follow-upOptimization of risk stratificationSubclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseImprove risk stratificationReduction of atherosclerotic progressionCarotid Doppler ultrasoundAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHeFH childrenCoronary angiographyArtery calciumCardiovascular riskDoppler ultrasoundAtherosclerotic burdenHeFHSubclinical atherosclerosis
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